LGT Venture Philanthropy

Philanthropic capital for scaling positive impact

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Use your skills to create positive impact

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LGT Venture Philanthropy

Scaling innovative solutions to societal problems

How we create impact

LGT Venture Philanthropy

Scaling positive impact across world regions

Portfolio

Improving the quality of life of disadvantaged people

LGT Venture Philanthropy deploys philanthropic growth capital to organizations and companies with effective, innovative and scalable solutions to social and environmental challenges.

About LGT Venture Philanthropy

LGT's Chairman H.S.H. Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein founded LGT Venture Philanthropy in 2007 with the mission to improve the quality of life of disadvantaged people, contribute to healthy ecosystems and build resilient, inclusive and prosperous communities.

About us

News

Jul 22, 2022

Arrival of the LGT Impact Fellowship 2022 cohort

LGT Venture Philanthropy welcomes 18 exceptional talents to support portfolio organizations and companies of LGT VP and Lightrock during 1-year Fellowship engagements.

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Jul 22, 2022

LGT Venture Philanthropy continues its engagement with Educate Girls, extending the 10-year-long, successful partnership

LGT VP continues its engagement with Educate Girls (EG), a non-profit organization focused on mobilizing communities to improve and expand girls’ education in India’s rural and educationally underprivileged areas.

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Jun 22, 2022

Measuring and managing our portfolio’s impact on people and planet

We are excited to present our revised impact measurement and management process and our portfolio’s 2021 impact data report.

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May 4, 2022

LGT Venture Philanthropy has renewed its commitment to the Operating Principles for Impact Management

The foundation continues its strong alignment with the Operating Principles for Impact Management in 2022 and is proud to see the number of fellow signatories increase.

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May 2, 2022

A spotlight on LGT VP’s due diligence approach

Senior Investment Manager, Nava Anvari, walks us through each step of the due diligence process.

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What we do

We scale innovative organizations and companies by providing a tailored combination of capital, access to professional skills, management know-how and strategic advice. Our portfolio organizations and companies are active in key impact sectors, including: education, health and environmental protection and restoration. Through our engagements, we directly contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our approach and impact

Portfolio

With effective, innovative and scalable models, our portfolio has the potential to improve the quality of life of millions of disadvantaged people sustainably, providing access to essential goods and services, or protecting and restoring the environment.

The models we support

Fellowship program for a meaningful career

As part of the strategic support to our portfolio, we established the LGT Impact Fellowship program. It connects us and our portfolio with professionals who have the right experience to help us and our organizations scale their impact. In our blog, the Fellows describe their day-to-day work on the ground.

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